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You win some and you lose some. That is a mantra for any area of my life. In the case of trying to use RPEs in a Sheiko style training program, I will chalk that one up as a loss. It did not work as I had intended. When I thought of the idea

The holiday season is in full swing and I’d like to wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. I am not going to write about all of the usual holiday season stuff people do, including me at this time of year, because since our move to this location things

OCR RACE MADNESS! Javier Escobar does some badass shit. Here are all the details from is last race: Race Name: Worlds Toughest Mudder held in Henderson,Nevada November 11th-12th Race Time: Saturday 12PM – Sunday 1:30PM. You’re allowed a 1:30 hour grace period to finish your last lap. Brief Recap: Everyone knew that we were going

TeamTPS Athlete Updates: Let’s start off with Rostyslav Kharchenko: Training is going as usual, intensity going up slowly. Resume of this past month: – Squats aren’t feeling as crisp as they should – switching some exercises around to provide more recovery for legs and back. – Dealing with some IT band issues – will add

So, a few months ago I started a two part column on my diet, then went ADD spaz and digressed to do a column on some other rant about who-knows-what, and left y’all hanging on the promised more specific discussion on what, and how, I eat. You have all been waiting with bated breath,

On Sunday, November 19, Andrey Malanichev came and gave a squat seminar at TPS. I was interested in this seminar because it is not often that you can hear how someone of this caliber organizes their training to compete. He is at the stage in his career where it would be impossible to

TPS is having a massive Black Friday and Small Business Saturday sale for two days only. Friday November 24th and Saturday November 25th only. You can save a bucket of loot by taking advantage of these offers. Products: Inov8 Fastlift 325: Regular: $160 Sale: $120 Grab a pair of high quality weightlifting shoes and perform

No matter what program you follow, it has to abide by the scientific principles in order for it to be effective. The more principles that the program abides by and follows, the more optimal that it will be. I am going to give a quick rundown of these principles. Most of which are well explained

TPS has been a resource for the best training information from the beginning, as you may know. This month will prove that if we haven’t already. We have two seminars this month: RPR Level 1 and Andrey Malanichev Mastering the Squat You can read all the details on them in this newsletter. I’ve been

I’ve been lifting a long time, about 16 years, 11-12 of which I would call serious, and what most others would call obsessive. In that time, as I gained muscle mass, leaned out, and improved my proportions, I have increasingly been subject to questions from others at various points in the lifting spectrum…..beginners,